EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAR AND ACCESSIBLE, THIS BEST-SELLING INTRODUCTORY TEXT/WORKBOOK FOR ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA IS APPROPRIATE FOR LECTURE COURSES, LEARNING CENTERS, LABS AND SELF-PACED COURSES. WRITTEN IN A CLEAR AND CONCISE STYLE, THIS BOOK OFFERS ALL THE REVIEW, DRILL AND PRACTICE STUDENTS NEED TO DEVELOP PROFICIENCY IN ALGEBRA. IN A LECTURE-FORMAT CLASS, EACH SECTION OF THE BOOK CAN BE DISCUSSED IN A FORTY-FIVE- TO FIFTY-MINUTE CLASS SESSION. IN A SELF-PACED SITUATION, THE "PRACTICE PROBLEMS" IN THE MARGINS THE STUDENT TO BECOME ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH THE MATERIAL BEFORE WORKING THE PROBLEMS IN THE "PROBLEM SET."